Colin James (journalist)
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Colin James is a New Zealand
political journalist
and commentator. He is a life member of the New Zealand Parliament's press gallery
.
James writes a monthly column in Management Magazine, previously wrote a weekly column in The New Zealand Herald
, and often speaks on television
and radio
. He has formerly been editor of the National Business Review
and has also written for the Far Eastern Economic Review
.
James believes that as a political commentator he should not vote and has not done so since 1975, and his political views are not publicly known.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
political journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and commentator. He is a life member of the New Zealand Parliament's press gallery
Press gallery
The press gallery is the part of a parliament, or other legislative body, where political journalists are allowed to sit or gather to observe and then report speeches and events...
.
James writes a monthly column in Management Magazine, previously wrote a weekly column in The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
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, and often speaks on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
. He has formerly been editor of the National Business Review
National Business Review
The National Business Review is a weekly New Zealand newspaper aimed at the business sector. The paper is owned by Barry Colman who also publishes the Grocers Review and several other small trade publications....
and has also written for the Far Eastern Economic Review
Far Eastern Economic Review
The Far Eastern Economic Review was an English language Asian news magazine started in 1946. It printed its final issue in December 2009. The Hong Kong-based business magazine was originally published weekly...
.
James believes that as a political commentator he should not vote and has not done so since 1975, and his political views are not publicly known.